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The
A-129 is a 15 band modular vocoder and the minimum requirement is
the A-129/1 analysis section and the A-129/2 synthesis section,
which are always supplied as a pair. The vocoder needs two input
signals, a speech element which serves as the raw material for the
tonal shaping, patched into the analysis section, and a carrier
signal which is patched into the instrument input of the synthesis
section. The speech signal is chopped up and analysed in the
A-129/1, and then combined with the carrier signal in the A-129/2.
As a result of this procedure the carrier signal assumes the tonal
character of the speech signal, but maintaining its own pitch.
The links between the analysis and synthesis are external, using 15
patch leads (supplied). This interface can be used for additional
processing, such as an attenuator or slew limiter (the A-129/3 is
optimized for this). The A129/2 can be used as a stand alone
frequency selective VCA, with effective bands at 100Hz, 110Hz,
160Hz, 230Hz, 330Hz, 500Hz, 750Hz, 1.1KHz, 1.3KHz, 1.6KHz, 2.3KHz,
3.3KHz, 5KHz, 7.5KHz and 10KHz.
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